WITH THE ONE OF THE LARGEST ANIMAL RESCUES OF THE YEAR ON THE CENTRAL COAST. THE S-P-C-A OF MONTEREY COUNTY RESCUED 70 PETS FROM A HOME IN SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY. DOGS, CATS AND KITTENS FOUND LIVING IN UNSANITARY CONDITIONS .. MANY STACKED IN CAGES AND CRATES AROUND THE HOME. ACTION NEWS REPORTER BRITTANY NIELSEN IS LIVE IN GREENFIELD WITH MORE ON THE CASE, BRITTANY?# THIS IS THE HOME THAT CONTAINED THOSE 70 ANIMALS... MANY OF THEM SICK, A THIRD OF THEM HAVE BEEN PUT DOWN... WE'VE EVEN SEEN CATS RUNNING IN AND OUT OF THIS PROPERTY THIS AFTERNOON. PHOTOS SHOW THE EXTENT OF WHAT THE SPCA CALLS: HORRIFIC CONDITIONS. 1 Its unbelievable that someone could let them suffer so horrifically for so long 43:02 KITTENS HIDING IN THE CLOSET... CATS KEPT IN TINY CAGES.... UNDER THE COUCH, AND BEHIND SHELVES. 1 NATS OF ANIMALS THE DAY AFTER THE ANIMALS WERE RESCUED, THEY WERE CHECKED OUT BY A VET. 2 Quite a few were emaciated all suffering from upper respiratory infections 42:34 in fact 26 of them are so sick they had to be humanely euthanized 42:46 27:12 we thought it was vacant and we always used to see cats going toward the fields to get mice and we'd see them walking back with mice in their mouths 27:21 THE HOUSE SITS AT THE EDGE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, ACROSS FROM A FARM FIELD. A NEIGHBOR WHO LIVES A COUPLE OF HOUSES DOWN SAYS DESPITE THE OUTRAGEOUS TOTAL OF 63 CATS AND KITTENS AND 7 DOGS RESCUED, SHE RARELY SAW ANYTHING TO MAKE HER SUSPICIOUS. 1 Three go that way and some go over my fence and try to get the pigeons 27:33 but my dogs scarethem away POLICE KNEW RIGHT AWAY THERE WAS SOMETHING OUT OF PLACE - WHEN AN ANONYMOUS CALLER REPORTED THE HOUSE, THAT'S NOW BEEN RED- TAGGED. 1 20:33 there were so many cats I know theres a grand total but while I was there you could see numerous cats running off so we were only able to count the cats in custody 20:51 OFFICERS GOT A SEARCH WARRANT TO GO IN... A WOMAN AT THE HOME TRIED TO LEAVE WHEN THEY ARRIVED. 1 15:19 very evasive behavior difficult to pin down exact information basic questions we were asking her just weren't being answered straight 15:30 NEIGHBORS SAY AN 84 YEAR OLD LIVES HERE... BUT THEY NEVER SAW HER OUTSIDE. 1 29:26 the officer said she didn't want to leave the house yesterday 29:26 NO ONE IS HERE NOW, AND AS WE MENTIONED, THIS HOME HAS BEEN REDTAGGED SO THAT NO ONE CAN GO INSIDE, BECAUSE OF THE UNSANITARY CONDITIONS. AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE WERE LIVING HERE UP UNTIL TUESDAY. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY SAW A FOUR YEAR OLD PLAYING HERE DURING THE HOLIDAYS... AND WE SAW IN ONE OF THE PICTURES PROVIDED BY THE SPCA THAT THERE WAS A CHILDS SHOE ON THE FLOOR INSIDE... BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT CHILD LIVED HERE. ### ON THE CRIME WATCH... CARMEL POLICE HAVE